TV chef Mike Robinson will be in the Hampshire town of Whitchurch on Saturday 3 December from 10am to 12 noon to celebrate the opening of The Beehive Farm Shop with mulled wine and mince pies.

Local farmers David Court from Ecchinswell and Richard Fielder from Sutton Scotney have joined forces to open their new farm shop in the heart of Whitchurch on one of the busiest shopping days of the year.

“We’re open for Christmas orders of turkeys, geese, beef and ham,” says David, who is a member of the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Food Groups. In addition to fine quality meat The Beehive Farm Shop will also sell a mouth-watering array of fish, award-winning cheeses, yoghurts, crème fraiche, juices, honey, preserves, and delicious home-made cakes** baked by Ruth Wigmore who will continue to help run the shop.

Fresh from his UKTV series Heaven’s Kitchen, chef Mike Robinson from The Pot Kiln at Frilsham in Berkshire will be at The Beehive on Saturday. “I always use the finest local ingredients, because the tastes and flavours are just the best you can get. David and Richard are giving the lucky people of Whitchurch a great opportunity to enjoy high quality real food in season,” says Mike.

David Court added: “Customers will be able to choose from a wide range of home-produced meats including Saddleback pork, Norfolk black turkeys, Hereford beef and Hampshire Down lamb. All our animals are raised carefully with due regard to breed and welfare, and the meat is expertly prepared in a traditional way.

“People are really interested in their food, where it comes from and how it’s been reared, so Richard and I will be working in the shop on most days to meet our new customers. We are also starting up a box scheme and will deliver locally,” says David. Special promotional days at the shop and the White Hart Hotel opposite are planned in the run-up to Christmas.

The Beehive Farm Shop is in the 15^th century former town hall on the Market Square in Whitchurch. The grand opening on Saturday 3 December coincides with the launch of the town’s Christmas fun day, when the Mayor, Cllr Irene Clark, will switch on the Christmas lights.

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** List of suppliers to The Beehive Farm Shop

·         Lyburn Farmhouse Cheesemakers from the New Forest

·         Two Hoots Farmhouse Cheese from Barkham, Wokingham

·         Ruth Wigmore’s cakes from Whitchurch

·         Prosperous Home Farm dairy products from Hungerford

·         Chambers honey and Autumn’s Preserves from Sandhurst

·         Q Gardens juices from Milton Hill near Abingdon

·         Shaken Oak Products mustards and dressings from Witney

Further information from David Court: 01635 269076

Click on image below to see David Court with one of the Norfolk black turkeys.